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Tamil Lexicography Day – 08 November

November 9 , 2021 1145 days 1163 0
  • It marks the birth anniversary of Italian missionary Constantine Joseph Beschi.
  • He is also known as Veeramamunivar.
  • He was responsible for bringing out the first Tamil dictionary Chaturakarati.
  • Earlier, scholars used to document words that were in usage.
  • Those collections were called ‘Nigandu’.

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